Monday, February 27, 2017

I thought that the “Thought for today” a
couple of months ago was ever so appropriate yesterday – or was that several
days ago - or yet again today? Time has slipped out of my hands, races forward at a frightening
speed and doesn’t want to stretch out in order for me to enjoy all that there
is to enjoy.

« Every noon as the clock hands arrive at twelve, / I
want to tie the two arms together, / And walk out of the bank carrying time in
bags. -Robert Bly, poet (b. 23 Dec 1926) »

One can spend time, kill time, use time wisely and
there is even an expression « to save time », but I am not convinced
that the latter is true.

Have you ever tried to hold onto that minute, that
hour, that day ? And been successfull ?

And why is there a « Father time » but no
« Mother time » I ask you – o.k. I know the answer to that one,
mothers never have enough time so it’s useless to give us more to play with
than we can handle. We may be organized and competent in many, many ares, but
saving time is probably not one of them.

Thursday, February 16, 2017

We have perfected the art of partying all
the time using most anything for an excuse.

Of course I could also say that we have
perfecting being late, but there were totally valid reasons.

And we are talking about two lots of
“Christmas” – the one with my neighbors, both on my side and the upper ones as
well as the one with my former housemate and her husband.

Thus it was that in this one week in
February, I celebrated “catch-up” Christmas two nights in a row.

Not much of an excuse for being so late
with the direct neighbors other than trying to find one night where five adults
are all free at the same time isn’t easy what with the grandkids, the selling
of a house, the correcting of thesis, life in general.

Then for my former house-mate and her
husband it is the fact that they aren’t always in Switzerland; there was my
bout of flu, followed by a bad cold; when they did return we couldn’t find an
evening where we all three were free (good thing that we weren’t trying to
incorporate even more persons, like my two sons) and so it was that both landed
in the same week!

And, interestingly enough, both were well
enjoyed, lively with discussions and good humor abounding. Not having to
compete with all the usual parties led to much more relaxed events and in the
case of last night where one of my presents was spring flowers more color.